Sweden has knocked the United States off the highest of the FIFA girls’s rankings for the primary time in additional than six years whereas Spain additionally moved above the U.S. after profitable its first World Cup final weekend.
Spain climbed from sixth to second, demoting the U.S. to 3rd, whereas runner-up England and quarterfinalist France remained fourth and fifth within the newest rankings printed on Friday.
Sweden, third earlier than the World Cup, joined Germany as the one different group to have led the rankings after beating event co-host Australia to win bronze.
The U.S., which had held the primary spot since June 2017 and gained back-to-back World Cups in 2015 and 2019, slipped out of the highest two for the primary time since FIFA launched the rankings in 2003.
It recorded its worst efficiency at a World Cup after being knocked out by Sweden in a shootout within the final 16.
Australia dropped one place to eleventh regardless of ending fourth on the World Cup, with Japan (eighth) returning to the highest 10 following a run to the quarter-finals. Co-host New Zealand stays twenty sixth after its group stage exit.
Germany dropped 4 locations to sixth and Olympic champion Canada fell three locations to tenth after each side did not advance to the knockout rounds.
World Cup debutant Morocco was the largest mover, leaping 14 locations to 58th.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com